five years later, it continues half a decade after hurricane katrina. and why there's a lot to do still. hello, i'm don scott. >> and i'm jessica kartalija. here's what people are talking about this weekend. we all remember the devastation in new orleans five years ago after the levees failed. now, years later, people will working hard to rebuild the city. here's more from new orleans. >> reporter: her concrete porch is all that's left of her six bedroom home. >> i'm looking for these. >> reporter: she unpacked her new home a few blocks from the one flooded.

>> they still do. it seems like yesterday. >> reporter: not only are the memory os. storm fresh, the memories that remain are like a reminder. >> i don't feel like it's five years. we have something done with the city, it's all right. >> reporter: brad pitt's make it right foundation has built a dozen houses for those who lost everything. >> reporter: the residents are slowly making their way back and restoring the lower ninth word will take time. this is what they're coming back to. >> reporter: this church holds services once a month and one of five schools has reopened. about 20% of the prekatrina population is back. >> it's unbelievable that i'm finally here. it's unbelievable i have a nice home.

i'm just amazed. >> the ice cream truck still drives through the empty lots and the residents are looking forward to seeing more neighbors flagging it down. >> and as we remember between, we look ahead to this hurricane season, it's in full swing. the first warning doppler weather radar continues with marty bass tracking a pair of storms. >> we need to go to the tropics, hurricane danielle, since we spoke yesterday, danielle went from a cat 2 to a cat 4 overnight. now, do understand the track hasn't changed. danielle is squarely going to the middle of the atlantic, unlike yesterday, we do have to flow a flag out because of ocean swells effecting every beach resort from the carolinas into new england.

it's like throwing a brick in a pond and watching the ripple move shore. this is going to be a factor into the weekend and next week. we'll have a lot of traffic on the shores with the great weather. now, we go south east of danielle. that's tropical storm earl. earl is in deed going to strengthen. by the time of earl's you know, potential last stop on this one graphic, we'll put it out to wednesday. earl could be a darn well powerful hurricane. it could cause problems up to new england. the story hasn't been set on earl. now, add to that another deep area of low pressure. the sat heights are showing -- the satellites are showing this off of the desert in west africa. the tropics are active. we know the track of one, the track of two, and three are unseen.

we'll watch it on air and online at wjz.com. and also, swells from danielle will arrive on the east coast during the weekend. that includes ocean city. >> check with the life guard before hitting the water. for more, go to wjz.com. police are releasing the name of a man struck and killed on the side of i-95 yesterday. 37-year-old michael coal was hit be a tractor trailer north of the fort mchenry tunnel. and he died on the scene and traffic on the interstate was shutdown for hours while the police investigating the incident is under investigation. a turn for the worst. wjz first introduced you to a brave young boy who survived after being impaleed with a sting ray's bash and now --

bash and now, his condition is deteriorating. >> i feel fine right now. >> reporter: this 10-year-old survived surgery after a life threatening attack by this sting ray. his stomach was punctured. his family didn't think he would make it. >> it was incredibly terrifying to say the least. >> i screamed, get it out of me. >> reporter: thursday night, they said he's taken a turn for the worst. steve irwin died from this in 2006, he survived and surgery and now, he's in johns hopkins awaiting another procedure, it's unleer what's happened since the last interview. >> it flew and hit me in my stomach and pierced my liver. >> reporter: the doctors are struggling to find out what to do next.

sting ray attacks are rare, using their barb is their only defense. there's a serial killer loose in front good morningly county and -- montgomery county and he's targeting senior citizens. >> reporter: good morning, he's struck twice in germantown. this updated sketch was released yesterday. he's responsible for both rains and the man entered through an unlocked window or door and attacked women at night. the suspect may still be in the area and they're telling the residents to be aware and on the look out. management isn't doing enough to improve the security so they've added peepholes and installed locks now. and crimestoppers is offering a $1000 reward leading

to an arrest and conviction. the economy grew at a slower pace this spring than estimated. that's the word from analysts who say it's due to the largest surge in imports in 26 years and there's a slow down on restocking and supplies. investors were expecting worse now -- news and because of that, the stocks are actually up this noon. the s&p and the nasdaq are also posting gains at this hour. meanwhile, the iowa egg farmer was barred from selling eggs here in maryland in the 90s,the maryland officials tried to shutdown this man's chestertown farm after he was charged with selling contaminated eggs. he sued the state and left to go and farm eggs in iowa.

looking for something to do this weekend and beyond? well, the maryland state fair kick off at the timonium fairgrounds. it includes several concerts and gretchen wilson will take to the stage tonight and next wednesday, it's bret michaels coming to town and also, justin bieber performs to a sold outcrowd next sunday. >> and greg rose and i are heading that way in 20 minutes. >> bring me back some fried dough. >> we always eat a ton, it's the best assignment. >> still to come, buried alive, there's video of the 33 miners trapped in chile and how long they'll wait for the rescue. >> president jimmy carter secures the release of an american in afghanistan. and taking another live look around and stick around,

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three u.s. soldiers in afghanistan were killed by home made bombs. 55 troops have been killed this month including 35 americans. there are new video of dozens of trapped miners in chile. they smile for the camera and as charlie d'agata reports for wjz, that rescue may not come until christmas. >> reporter: the eerie images show 33 men stripped to the waist, they've lost weight and they're healthy after being trapped underground for three weeks. and the miners are keeping their hopes up. they're singing national anthems and sending video messages to their families and rescue workers. he says, it takes courage to not leave us abandon. we know everything you've been doing and the relatives were thrilled to see their loved

ones happy and healthy. she says they're fine, they're playing dominoes and they're fed and they're in good spirits. they've heard they may not be rescued until christmas. the health minister said they reacted calmly. he says they're in a good mental and emotional state at this time. we anticipate in the next few days they'll suffer disheartening. a team of sky gist -- psychologists are camped at the site giving advice about what it's like about being stuck in tight space. workers gave antidepressants and measuring tape so they'll be skinny enough to fit through the hole once the rescues can reach them. experts are calling in on

how to live together also. and jimmy carter is returning from asia. he went on a private mission to secure the release of a boston man. he has been jailed since january and he was serving eight years of a sentence. and still ahead at noon, take a live look outside and please stay tuned. marty will be back with the first warning weather forecast. first, let's take a look at last night's multimatch numbers. we'll be back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

this is pappy, his owner passed away and he's an orphan and he's 8 years old and he's a mini snouzer mix and he needs a nice place to live his golden years. he's at the maryland spca at falls at the jfx. and the, the traditional yellow scarf comments from mr. basement. he believes and we all believe that together, we can make a difference for bets that need a -- pets that need a home and

especially this one. >> you'll have a good friday night, i guarantee it. >> we'll look at this, we'll all have a good friday night courtesy of our mother nature. 77 degrees and it's beautiful, sunny and dry and barometer up to 30.17. 77 degrees downtown and 74 oakland and 72 cumberland and elkton, easton and ocean city. and 77 pax river and naval rare. the low 70s west westminster and bel air. big dome of high pressure. it is running the weather. we'll be interested to see what it will be later on tomorrow night. it will continue to rush in. tomorrow, we'll have a cool start and the high will start sliding down to the south and we'll get into the return flow and we'll warm up quickly. not just tomorrow, but in the

out look, there's a slide of the high. today, we're calling it 82 degrees and sunny and pleasant. the normal, 83 and tonight, 62 and 55 tonight and tomorrow, 87 degrees is the high and still not all that humid, that's going to change and get hotter into the five day. we'll have the details coming up shortly. fewer teens are lighting up, according to a new study. >> and wjz-13 is always on, here are the top stories on wjz.com. for updates on the news and the first warning doppler weather radar, go to wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,

cigarette use among teens continues to drop. smoking among middle school students dropped among high schoolers and smoking among middle schoolers fell among half as well. weight loss surgery is not just popular in this country, it's been a tenfold increase in england. it improves health and improvs weight related illnesses. and check back in for the

mistake that may have lead to the national egg recall and hear more about the heart of the salmonella out break. >> and smoother looking skin. a new stream -- treatment gets rid of fat and cellulite. join us for more at 4:00 after dr. phil. stay with us, the five-day forecast is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

welcome back, we'll keep in mind, it's going to get hot again. heat indices close to 100 as we move into labor day, temperatures in the low to mid- 90. >>, don't miss the lineup tonight, it's preseason nfl action as the saints take on the chargers and it's eyewitness news at 11:00. and a reunion you have to see in connecticut as a soldier returns home from overseas. his wife thought she was meeting a client at work, but meets her husband instead. he has been gone for seven months. he has a new grandchild that he's never met. >> and it took him four days to

get home. >> i got the chills. >> and she told the reporter when he got home, he was going to mow the lawn. >> and he brought jewelry. >> that puts things in perspective. that's a nice positive story. have a great day, i'm jessica kartalija. >> don scott. >> don scott. >> and martrt,,,,,,,,,,,,

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